L'aigle noir [English translation]

One day or maybe one night

Near a lake, I fell asleep

When suddenly, it seemed to pierce the sky

And coming from nowhere appeared a black eagle

Slowly, with its spreaded wings,

Slowly, I saw it twirling

Near me rustling its wings

As if it fell from the sky the bird came and landed.

Its eyes had the colour of ruby

And its wings had the colour of the night

On its sparkling forehead

The crowned bird wore a blue diamond

with its beak It touched my cheek ,

into my hand it slipped its neck .

Then I recognized it

Looming up from the past, it came back to me.

Oh tell me Bird, take me away

Let's go back to our old land,

Like before in my childish dreams,

to pick up, shivering, some stars, some stars.

Like before in my childish dreams

Like before on a white cloud

Like before to lit up the sun,

Be a rain-maker and make marvels.

The black eagle , rustling its wings,

Flew off to reach back the sky.

Four feathers having the colour of the night

One teardrop or maybe a ruby

I was cold, there was nothing left for me

The bird left me alone with my sorrow.

One day or was it one night

Near a lake, I fell asleep

When suddenly, it seemed to pierce the sky

And coming from nowhere

Appeared a black eagle.

• Artist:Barbara